Malegaon:
Lt Col’s arrest serious matter,
says AntonyMore serving
officers may be involvedNew Delhi,
November 7Defence minister A.K.
Antony today expressed “serious concern” over the alleged
involvement of a serving Army officer, Lt Col Srikant Purohit,
in the Malegaon blasts even as the security agencies were now
trying to track down the source of the RDX used in the blasts
that occurred on September 29.

Five
JD(U) MPs resign over violence against north IndiansNew Delhi/Patna,
November 7Five JD (U) MPs today
resigned from the Lok Sabha protesting against the unabated
attacks on north Indians in Maharashtra, particularly Mumbai.
Reacting to the resignations, the RJD dubbed it as a
“drama” to gain political mileage while the BJP said it
would not follow suit and quit.

Turbulence
in Cong over Alva remarksNew Delhi,
November 7AICC general secretary
Margaret Alva, who created a flutter yesterday by alleging
sale of party nominations in recent Assembly polls in
Karnataka, may be in for some trouble. AICC media department
chairman Veerrapa Moily today said Alva’s case had been
referred to the central disciplinary action committee of the
party headed by defence minister A.K. Antony.

Relief for
IndustryFurnace
oil price cut by Rs 9,000Chandigarh,
November 7Providing a huge relief
to the recession-hit industry, the ministry of petroleum and
natural gas has slashed the prices of furnace oil (black oil)
by Rs 9,000 per metric tonne. Furnace oil is a widely used
fuel in the manufacturing sector.

PM
leaves for Oman, Qatar todayNew Delhi,
November 7Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh leaves on a three-day visit to the Sultanate of Oman and
Emirate of Qatar tomorrow to further boost the bilateral ties
between the countries.

Indian
Army to hold joint exercise with ChinaNew Delhi,
November 7India and China, have
finalised the programme for their first ever joint exercise on
Indian soil. Sources said the exercise will be conducted in
the second week of December and it is likely to be conducted
in Belgaum Karnataka.

Harbhajan Singh celebrates with teammate Mahendra Singh Dhoni after taking the wicket of Australian batsman Ricky Ponting
(not in picture), to claim his 300th Test wicket on the second day
of the fourth and final Test match against Australia in Nagpur on Friday. — AFP
photo

Jamia
Nagar encounter: HC says no
to judicial probeNew Delhi, November 7The Delhi High Court today refused
to pass any order on a plea seeking judicial inquiry into the Jamia
Nagar police encounter in which two suspected terrorists allegedly
involved in Delhi serial blasts were killed.

Tribune ExclusiveChandigarh airport can
take off nowChandigarh, November 7Things have finally fallen in place for
the start of construction of the Chandigarh International Airport with the
Punjab government today receiving Rs 230.43 crore from Haryana as part of the
latter’s share towards land acquisition for the project.